UPV_0002 Basic of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Miléř, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Barbora Onderková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Thu 8:25–9:10 D114 učebna
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
At the end of the course students should be able to: intepret (1)basic principles of ecology - understand (2) function of ecosystems. In the lecture crucial problems of the contemporary human society are discussed (3) – usage (4) of natural resources and conversion of environment - interpret (5)global environmental problems - explain (6) theory sustainable life.
Key topics
1. Main goals of environmentalistics, basic concepts. 2. Basic ecological (biological) concepts. 3. Running of matter and energy. 4. Protection of nature. 5. Energy. 6. Environmetalistics in school and household. 7. Polutants, toxicity and global environment problems - individual reports. 8. Environment generally, of the Czech Republic, regional - reports. 9. Landscape, how, I was born - environmental view.
Study resources and literature
  • GORE, Al. Nepříjemná pravda : naše planeta v ohrožení - globální oteplování a co s ním můžeme udělat. Translated by Jitka Fialová. 1. vyd. Praha: Argo, 2007, 325 s. ISBN 9788072038688. info
  • GORE, Al. Země na misce vah : ekologie a lidský duch. Edited by Jan Jařab. Vyd. 2. Praha: Argo, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 8072033107. info
  • GRALLA, Preston. Jak pracuje životní prostředí. Translated by Vratislav Nechuta, Illustrated by Cherie Plumlee. Brno: Unis, 1995, 212 stran. ISBN 156276232X. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Class discusion, individual project.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Completion of a course: credit - presentation of individual project
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Teacher's information
ZÁKLADNÍ: LOSOS, B. aj. Základy obecné ekologie. Praha: SPN, 1987. GRALLA, P. Jak pracuje životní prostředí. Brno: UNIS, 1995. MÁCHAL, A. Průvodce praktickou ekologickou výchovou. Brno: Rezekvítek a DEV Lipka, 2000. DOPORUČENÁ: PRIMACK, R.B. aj. Biologické principy ochrany přírody. Praha: Portál, 2001. Zák. ČNR č. 114/1992 Sb. „O ochraně přírody a krajiny“ Vyhl. MŽP ČR č. 395/1992 Sb. k provádění ustanovení zákona č. 114 Studijní distanční texty (odkaz na www stránky+klíč): IS - studijní materiály
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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